Cherry Blossoms in Wartime Washington
Although it feels more like winter in Washington this week, the beginning of spring marks the annual countdown to the frothy pink explosion…
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Another White Winter in Washington
Today, D.C. is digging out from its first snowfall of the year. We got about 4”- a bit more than expected- and…
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History of New Year’s Eve In Times Square
Manhattan’s Times Square is now packed with people almost every day of the year. The pedestrian plaza, created in 2009 but permanently and…
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From Bacchanal to Babies- Shifting the Focus of Christmas
This is a great article about how a group of upper-class New Yorkers helped turned the focus of America’s Christmas celebrations towards kids– and…
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Happy Holidays!
Scandalous Washington: Clover Adams
Here’s my first video in the Scandalous Washington series. They’re based on talks I created and give in D.C. The nation’s capital is almost as…
Read moreShakespeare on the Potomac
Considering that the Folger Shakespeare Theatre combines two of my favorite things- history and theater- I can’t believe that it took me…
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